Reverse engineering of reliefs aims to turn an existing relief superimposed on an underlying surface into a geometric model which may be applied to a different base surface. Steps in this process include segmenting the relief from the background, and describing it as an offset height field relative to the underlying surface. We have previously considered relief segmentation using a geometric sn...

Relief learning is an appetitive association of a formally neutral cue with relief induced by the offset of an aversive stimulus. Since the nucleus accumbens mediates relief learning and accumbal metabotropic glutamate receptors 7 (mGluR7) modulate appetitive-like processes, we hypothesized that accumbal mGluR7 may be involved in the modulation of relief learning. Therefore, we injected the all...

BACKGROUND Facet joints are considered to be a common source of chronic spinal pain. Facet joint interventions, including intraarticular injections, medial branch nerve blocks, and neurotomy (radiofrequency and cryoneurolysis) are used to manage chronic facet-mediated spinal pain. A systematic review of therapeutic facet interventions published in January 2005, concluded that facet intervention...

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People have different ways of coping with stress, and some turn to cigarettes. It sounds as though you already know that smoking may not be the best way for you to deal with stress. However, as you also pointed out, quitting may continue to be a challenge. Keep in mind though, quitting doesn?t necessarily mean a one-time event; it may be a gradual process that involves a lot of commitment throu...

with morphine together with subanalgesic doses of a second opiate did not develop tolerance to the morphine even after seven days of treatment. Although morphine is a favored choice for easing pain, a major drawback of its long-term use is the development of tolerance, which results in reduced analgesic effects upon long-term use. Morphine binds the opioid receptor (MOR), one member of the larg...

his editorial and commentary was prompted by the publication of Picirillo et al.’s “Relief of idiopathic subjective tinnitus: Is gabapentin effective?” [1], which concluded that gabapentin was no more effective than a placebo in relieving tinnitus. The goal of this editorial and commentary is constructive: to provide to tinnitus patients and professionals involved with tinnitus diagnosis and tr...

LAGOS, Nigeria III International rell [ officials, shaken by a lederal announcement that Nigeria is taking over all war reUef eHorts for both federally controlled areas and Blafra, questioned Monday whether· the government could cope with the gigantic program. The officials, representlng about 20 private agencies Including the International Committee of the Red Cross, met after Nigeria's commis...

It is the basic right of every individual, irrespective of age or size, to have alleviation of pain. Pain in newborn infants is a ubiquitous phenomenon. All newborns, even normal ones, will experience iatrogenic pain in the first days of life, commencing with vitamin K injection and blood collection for sugars, bilirubin or metabolic screening before discharge from the hospital. Neonates admitt...